PaRiS 2010

Brady had work over in Europe, so I flew to Paris at the end of his work days and we spent a week in France. We hit Paris hard for 4 days and still didn't see everything! We had a blast! Here we are on the back side of Notre Dame. There was another American couple that took our photo. We climbed to the top and had a wonderful bird's eye view of Paris.
Le Tour de Eiffel. Just as the sun was going down. The crowd cheered when the lights came on it about an hour after this picture. Every hour there are twinkling lights on the whole thing. Of course, there was cheering then too! It took us 3 hour to stand in line to get to the elevators. The view was worth it!

This is Versailles. A huge Palace and grounds. The grounds once had 1200 working water fountains. Now there are about half that left. This particular building was a "house" built away from the palace and palace life.

The Louvre.

Brady is standing just below the glass pyramid. We loved this museum. So much to see!

Shopping in Paris

Snake River 1/2 Marathon

Here we are ready to go! It was a beautiful and warm sunny on March 6th along the snake river. There were more than 600 people there! We all met our goals and had a great time. Only one of us puked!

Happy Birthday Jairden!

Jairden turned 5 years old! I can't believe my baby is grown up. We went to a Condo in Cour D'Alene for the weekend with some friends to celebdrate. It was cold, but we enjoyed the brisk country air!

Here he is riding a carousel in a toy store called Figpickles!

Leavenworth for Labor Day

This is our view from the Condo. It was a cloudy weekend, but still beautiful!
Me, after my hole in one!

Brady putting in the last hole.

Walking down the main streets and looking through

the shops.

Rain or shine, we still went for Ice Cream!

First Day of School

Josh sporting his favorite shirt, LEGO Star Wars! He is starting 5th Grade.

Activites include: Scouts, Piano, Violin, and Golf.
Jace Striking a pose. He is excited about 2nd grade.
Activities include: Scouts, Piano, and Golf

Jairden looking Cool! Jairden attends preschool at the University.

Activities include: Swimming, Soccer, going to the Library and the Science Center.

A Special Week

For Jaces birthday, both my parents, Shannon, and Brady's parents came. He wanted a Baseball theme, so us women put our heads and frosting licking fingers together to pull off a baseball in a mitt cake! Quite ingenious, and delicious!
Baptized on the 4th of July

Since the 4th was on a Saturday, it was the chosen day for Jace's Baptism. Grandma's and Grandpa's helped out with the program, and all of our friends and neighbors came. It was a nice Baptism and he will never forget what day he was Baptized on!

After the Baptism, we hosted a BBQ in our backyard. After stuffing ourselves we played a few games. At dusk we let the Pyros (Brady), shoot off our Indian Reservation bought fireworks! The City Display almost paled in comparison.

Our Trip to California